The rule of the Easter weekin addition to a rest period in the Dominican Republic, it also has another meaning: family reunions.
This time of the year is characterized by the number of people who leave the big cities to meet and share with loved ones. A tradition that maintains the family unit and the closeness.
This time means a rest In the busy life of the Dominican, becoming a breath of fresh air for thousands of workers of the country.
Although also monopolizes the news for the Traffic accidents and the amount of injured and deceased he leaves.
Santo Domingo, empty
During this season, the transit of Santo Domingo It becomes paradisiac, showing the great almost empty avenues throughout the day. Those streets that throughout the year are synonymous with plugs, such as John F. Kennedy avenues, Abraham Lincoln or Winston Churchill, become calm. Like a calm sea.
With this, the silence The capital of the country dominates. There are no horn concerts, screams or truck motion noises, those that smoke at each intersection. In short, the perfect city to be if you want to be don’t worry.
Bus stops full of people
On the days that begin with Easter weekthe bus stops They are filled with families with lumps willing to go inside and meet their relatives. Some carry large suitcases, others just need a little one. However, the mood on people’s faces looks positive, excited.
So that the hundreds of trips that are made are safe, the authorities began to submit drivers to breathalyzer tests. One of the guards, at 12:00 noon reported that they had made 400 and none has come out positive. That is, everything is going well.
Caution in a family week
The authorities have emphasized that citizens take these days with responsibility. “I call them to have a Easter week in which none family Dominican goes through the situation of losing a relative, “said Mayra Jiménez, Minister of Women.
“The Road safety is responsibility Of all, “said Pascual Cruz Méndez, head of the General Directorate of Traffic and Terrestrial Transportation (DIGESETT).
In this way, with a week of responsibility and coexistencethe Easter week Family that characterizes the Dominican Republic can be lived without any relative being lost.
